It’s the Most Spookiest Time of the Year!

October 11th, 2018
By Cindy Mason

Ghosts, Werewolves, and Monsters make their way around Southeast South Dakota this time of year. From trick or treat events, to haunted trails and tours, there's events for everyone (some really scary and some for the little kids that aren't scary at all)!

(Plan ahead - some events require advance tickets)

HAUNTED EVENTS:

Yankton Haunted History Tours – Oct. 25-26, 29-30 Dakota Territorial Museum, Yankton.
One haunted house not enough? Then attend Yankton’s Haunted History Tours. There will be five stops along the historically, haunted tour. Tours are conducted twice each night and space is limited.

4th Annual Haunted Trail - Oct. 26-27 McCrory Gardens, Brookings
Do you have what it takes to walk through the haunted trail? This spooky trail is intended for mature audiences. Come join the fun and be scared to death.

Oct. 27 – ATV Halloween Scare Ride Talsma’s Trail Park, Avon
Watch out! You never know who is on the trails after dark! At 5PM, trails will close and there will be a free-will donation chili feed and the guided night ride will begin shortly after.

KIDS EVENTS:

Kids Mystery Dinner Theater – Oct. 25Children's Museum of South Dakota, Brookings
Kids can unleash their inner detective over dinner as a mystery unfolds in the museum. Talk to key witnesses, solve puzzles and gather clues to crack the case to solve this new mystery. Ages: 8-12

ZooBoo – Oct. 26-28Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls
Kids will wind their way through the decorated exhibits and walkways in the Zoo collecting candy and trinkets at a variety of treat tents from costumed presenters. Along the way, visitors dressed as their favorite superheroes or movie characters will pass by the Extinct Species Graveyard and see the markers for animals like the Dodo Bird and Caspian Tiger. Other highlights include the Spooky Carrousel and more than 300 hand-carved and lit Jack-o’-lanterns.